# The Star Fragment Hunt

**URL:** https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/the-star-fragment-hunt/38628
**Category:** 🌌 Universe & Lore
**Tags:** hws-missions
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/the-star-fragment-hunt/38628 "2025-01-10T09:10:00Z")
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The Star Fragment Hunt is one of the most epic, community-driven missions in the HWS Universe. With great effort comes great rewards — and only by working together can players unlock the full power of the Time Space Continuum Generator (TSCG).

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## 🧩 What Are Star Fragments?

There are 7 unique Star Fragments scattered randomly across the HWS Universe each season. These mysterious relics are hidden on PvE planets, often protected by POIs, and hold great power:

- +1% Elemental Bank interest per Fragment
- +1 permanent OCD Slot for finding all 7 HWS Star Fragments (slot becomes available after next full wipe)
- A massive amount of HWS DNA and more
  - Up to 5600 HWS DNA
  - Up to 56 000 000 EB Credits
  - Up to 4 Patreon Cores

- Eternal glory through teamwork

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## 🧭 How the Hunt Works

1. Reveal & Locate  
Start by revealing the current Star Fragment location through exploration and map progression.
2. Collect in Order  
Fragments must be collected in sequence: you cannot fetch Fragment 2 before Fragment 1 is completed globally.
3. Deliver to ECC  
Once you find a Fragment, return it to the TSCG on ECC to activate it.
4. Global Progress Unlocks the Next One  
The next Fragment system is revealed when server-wide deliveries reach:`StarFragmentTotalDeliveryCount / 2` (integer division)This value is dynamic and can change during the season via Star Dust contributions.  
Examples:

- 100 total required → reveal at 50
- 98 total required → reveal at 49
- 80 total required → reveal at 40

> 🧑‍🚀 Patrons count as 2 players for delivery progress!  
> 🔁 The map reveal becomes active with the next server restart.

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## 🗺 Solar Map Reveal Logic (Important)

- SF-1 is visible on the map at season start.
- SF-2 is revealed after SF-1 reaches the current threshold.
- SF-3 is revealed after SF-2 reaches the current threshold.
- …and so on, sequentially.
- Fragments cannot be skipped; the hunt always progresses in order.

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## 🤝 Collaboration Is Key

This is not a solo mission. Fragment delivery and unlock progress is shared by the entire server.

- 📦 You only need to deliver one of each Fragment for your own part
- 🌐 The objective is collective, not personal
- 🚀 Every delivery pushes the whole community forward

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## ✨ Star Dust — Accelerate Unlocks

You can speed up progression by contributing Star Dust directly into the TSCG:

- 100 Star Dust = global requirement reduced by 1
- Contributions stack across all players
- 💎 Patrons only need 50 Star Dust to reduce the count by 1

Because reveal uses half of the current global requirement, every reduction via Star Dust also lowers the reveal target.

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## 🖥 Follow the Hunt on HWS Connect

- **[HWS Quests](https://connect.empyrion-homeworld.net/re/quests)** (NA players: `/rn/quests`) shows the **whole server’s** progress: how many fragments are done, the delivery target per fragment, and every delivery above it as **bonus**.
- The **[HWS Universe](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/hws-universe-galaxy-map-favourites-registry/21252)** map shows the locations of the unlocked fragments (map layer **Star Fragments** ) and, in its Star Fragments panel, whether **you** have delivered each one.

 ![HWS Quests: the Star Fragment Hunt](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/uploads/default/original/3X/4/6/465f4b1a492c0e90738e71ba126dc5dcc702fbdd.png)

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## 🧠 Tips & Reminders

- You must collect Fragments in order.
- Check the TSCG on ECC regularly for:
  - current global delivery requirement
  - your personal progress
  - active Fragment stage

- Coordinate in faction/alliance/community channels to optimize delivery speed.
- New Fragment locations are seasonal — stay active and communicate discoveries.

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## ✅ Quick Summary

- 7 Star Fragments per season
- Sequential global progression
- Next map reveal threshold = `StarFragmentTotalDeliveryCount / 2`
- Star Dust lowers the requirement (and therefore lowers reveal threshold)
- Patrons progress faster through delivery and Star Dust perks
- Teamwork is the fastest path to full completion